Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Chevre
Creamy, tangy goat cheese inside sweet & mineral-rich Medjool dates, wrapped in thick slices of bacon and slow-baked until the bacon melts in your mouth.
Equipment
- 1 butter knife
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Medjool dates
- 2 lbs thick-sliced applewood smoked bacon
- 8 oz plain chevre
- coconut sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- The night before your plan to make the dates, soak the toothpicks in water. This helps to prevent them from burning in the oven.
- The next day, take one date and use a knife or your fingers to remove the pit.
- Discard the pit, then stuff the date with plenty of chevre.
- Repeat discarding pits and stuffing dates until all dates are stuffed.
- Slice the bacon into thirds.
- Wrap one piece (1/3 of 1 piece) of bacon around 1 stuffed date and secure it with a toothpick.
- Repeat until all stuffed dates are wrapped with bacon and secured with toothpicks.
- Sprinkle dates lightly with coconut sugar.
- Bake the dates at 300℉ for 30-45 minutes or until bacon is cooked but still retains juices and fat.
Notes
This recipe is pretty fool-proof; the only real risk is overcooking and drying out the bacon, so keep a close eye on your baking time and try to bake on low heat. Similarly, if left in a crockpot on warm, these delicious appetizers can dry out. To prevent this, consider making a simple sauce of fresh rosemary, honey, red wine vinegar, and pastured butter to drizzle over the dates!
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